Transylvanians Help Save Charleston Couple's 'Big Day' – Brevard NC

After Hurricane Matthew played havoc with their plans, newlyweds Stephanie and Scott O'Malia celebrated their wedding Thursday at Dugan's Pub in downtown Brevard. (Times photo by Jeremiah Reed)

It can't fix everything, but for one Charleston couple a heaping dose of Southern hospitality helped turn a wedding crisis into a special day that both say they'll never forget.

For Stephanie and Scott O'Malia - who met in physics lab at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis - their dream wedding on the beaches of Charleston, S.C., turned into a mountain ceremony atop the Blue Ridge Parkway after Mother Nature reared her head.

"We wanted to have a beach wedding, do our reception in downtown Charleston, the whole thing," Stephanie said. "We spent a year-and-a-half planning,...